Rail-fastening.



0.' PAYZANT.

RAIL PASTENING. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 1910.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

GLU-hummm UNITED sjTArEs PATENT OFFICE. @uns imam, finissant Sgecication ofLetters Patent. APatented,byygiggl caminamos-fana Ma'rhl 7; 191'0. sensitiva-547365 I "naar is formed a am@raregagighsop '.the opposite endofthe patti; 01' body P01" Tol-dll whd'ifng'fttc'rfnfo'w lfigt Oo'rAvE Tarzan-T," 4, which isof greater len hEthanfthe-hook l'c :itieirf-fof'jbthe Un ed" 'States, re'sidi ng at '3: at the" opposite end o the late and is New York, in th? Vcour'itvof' 'Yr-kiandf' ada'pte'd to extend over the ,e ge offorfbe 60 Sf'Stt "U f New orkffhave1 invented-'certain engaged with the flange on the o p osite'side 2 lli'lpiivenients' iii RaillFasofthe rail. In the end-of thefpltel and; *,aid'q oldlare'tliefollowintg to the hook 4 is formed a :threadedsocketA 5.I be a 'i1l'l"'':leij aridfe'xa't de sicri'ptiono 'the with which is adapted to be enga ed aset or #il z finiibii-fl'f sgwill'.enjlile'others'skilled "clamping screw 6,f the inner e f zofwhich 65 llviifilftljlfitfito whichgit appntansftj nilre "i's, sllg-htly pointed` and. ada" tedatopbc l'ah'di-'iistlidsanim' screwed into engagement with adjacentff 1lh1s 1n .enti on, relates,to impr edge off the rail flange,'said pi 1- til end of 'jilnti'cepmgrafil fasteningsn 'f the'screw, when forced agairist'the Iflange cc L ffl'Odbject'ofthe i'iive'itionis to; -forming an indentation olfeaitforitselfnd 70 lfrail fastening of this character wig-ich 'may j thus formin a firm grippin "orloclgingem `be:quiklyndlasiliapplied and ad'usted gagement with the edge vo f-t e flange. 1 lf-I'he from' either side of theail and whicliwill outer end of the screw G may be provided positively hold the latter againstslipping` with anysuitab'le form offheadyorimayfgbe or cree ing. hexagonal aslshown to receive i-,wrench -If 7'5 20 Anot er object i's't provide 'a fastener of ldesired-,"1 may also provide a jam nut .7 this character in which any tendency of the Whichmay be applied to the outer end of the rail to creep causes the device to more tightly screw to lock the same into engagement with gri fthe rail. the rail flange. v till another object is to 'provide an anti- A rail fastening formed from one piece of4 80 creeping rail fastening whlch will be simmetal and constructed as 'herein'shown and ple, strong and durable in construction, eflidescribed may be readily a plied from cient an'd reliable in o eration and formed either side \of the rail and tlierefore can from one piece of meta I not be improperly placed thereon, and when With theforegoing and other objects in applied to the rail and engaged with the 85 U view, theinvention consists of'certain novel side of a tie, any tendency of the railrto features of construction, ,'combination and creep will cause the fastening to more -arran ement of parts as will be more fully tightly grip the rail as the bearing of the descri d and particularly pointed outfin the set screw acts as a pivot point on which the ap ended claims. opposite or wide end of the .fastening 4tends 90 I n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1- to swing, when pressure is applied against is a plan view o my improved rail fastening said' wide end. Thistendency of the wide showing the same in o erative position on a end of the fastening to swingl or revolve rail, the latter being sliown indotted lines; will cause the edge of the hook 3 on the wide Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view through'the end of the fastening to vbite into the rail 95- 40 rail showing the fastening applied thereto Hange and therefore to.instantly and autoand in side elevation; Fig. 3 is a cross secniatically tighten and thus preclude any tional view of the rail and fasteningt'aken possibility of the rail sli ping. on the I ine 3-3 of Fig. 1. From the foregoing escription taken in My improved fastening device comprises connection with the accompanying draw- 100 a body portion 1 in the form of a flat metal ings, the construction and operation of the f plate, one end of which is somewhat wider invention will be readily' understood withthan the main portion of the plate and said out requiring a more' extended-explanatlon. widened portion is providedfw'ith a down- Various changes in the f orln, proportion vardly projecting tie'engao'ing head 2, On and the minor details of construction may 105 0 the upper side of the widened end of the be resorted to without departing from the body portion or' plate 1 isformed an upprinciple or sacrificing anyv of the advan-V wardly rojectin ange engaging hook 3, tages of this invention as defined v1n the apreferab y forme of hardened metaLj The pended claims. 'ook 3 is adapted to be engagedv with the- Having thus descrlbed my mventlon, what 11# edge of one ofthe rail .aes as'shown. On I claim is -1. An anti-creeping rail fastenlng :oin

prising a bodypoi'ton, means carried tliereby to engage a tie, booke` adapted to em.- braee the opposite base anges of a rail7 and pointed adjustable means carried by one ol said hooks to pivotally Secure the fastening to the ladjacent rail flange.

2. An anti-creeping fastening device for 'railway lrails comprising a body portion adapted to be applied to the under side of the rail, means on Said body portion to engage the side of a tie,'base flange engaglw hooks formed on the opposite ends of said body portion, andfa Clamping screw having a,pointed end adapted to be screwed into engagement .with the side edge of .one of the y base anges of the rail.

3. An anti-Creeping fastening for railway I rails-comprising a flat body portion adapted to .be enga-ged with tlie'undei" sideof a rail, atie-engaging' head formed on oneend of saidbo'c y portion. a lianoe engaging hook formed on said headed enc. of the fastening,

an elongated bool: formed on the opposite end thereof, 'and a clampingserew' arranged in said end and elongated hook, and adapted to be screwed into: binding en 'agement- With tliejadjaen-t edge of the rail ange.

4. An anti-.nreebing rail fastening formed from one piece of metal and eo1nprieing'-a flat body portion havin a greater Width at one' end, a tie engaging ead formed 'onjsad Wider end, a flange engagin hook formed' above said head, an elongate frange engaging hook formed on the opposite end of sa Iplate-` said end and hook. having' fortied therein-a' fhradedlsocket, a pointed' damp.- m95 Screw armnged in said socket and'adagpte 'ed to be screwed into engagement iwit'l theedge of the adjacentrail flange, 'and a .jam

nut arranged on 'said s'lorew. '5.- In an anti-creeping1 rail fast'e'nin adapted to be'engaged wit 11 rail, fi-breidt@ set serem having engagement with and adapted todrill or indent its own seati'ntoe the iange of the rail, to seeurezthe fastening in pla-ce on the rail and form apvot-uponf wlu'h the fastening may swingreletiyely .to the rail.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto eet- .niy hand in presence of two -snbscribing \\'i t1ies ses. A y

OGTAVE PAYZANT.' 'Witneeses -H. A. BAUM,l

EDWIN S. LYMAN. 

